"By The Light of the Silvery Moon" or "By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon" is a popular love song. The music was written by Gus Edwards, and the lyrics by Edward Madden. The song was published in 1909 and first performed on stage by Lillian Lorraine in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909. It was one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was also used in the short-lived Broadway show Miss Innocence (September 27-October 9, 1909) when it was sung by Frances Farr. Popular recordings in 1910 were by Billy Murray and The Haydn Quartet; Ada Jones; and The Peerless Quartet. The song has been used in a great many television shows and motion pictures. In 1935, the song in short was used in the Charles Laughton film Ruggles of Red Gap in a segue. Later, the movie of the same title was released in 1953, starring Doris Day. It served as a sequel to On Moonlight Bay, which also starred Doris Day. The song was originally recorded in C major, but has since been sung in E major (Day) and A major (Jimmy Bowen). Parody Billy Murray recorded the song Stand Up and Sing for Your Father an Old Time Tune in 1923. The lyrics of Murray's song parody By the Light of the Silvery Moon, portraying an old man who found this new song frivolous. Recordings Peerless Quartet – recorded November 1909 for Columbia Records (catalog 799). Ada Jones on Edison cylinder 10362; released May 1910. Billy Murray and Haydn Quartet recorded on December 22, 1910 and released on Victor 16460. Ray Noble and His Orchestra (vocal by Snooky Lanson) – recorded November 17, 1941 for Columbia Records (catalog 36479). This was a minor chart hit in 1942 and 1944. Bing Crosby – recorded July 9, 1942 for Decca Records. Fats Waller and His Rhythm, vocal and piano by Fats Waller with the Deep River Boys. Recorded in New York City on July 13, 1942, released on the Bluebird label as catalog number B-11569, the RCA Victor label as catalog number 20-2448A, and by EMI in the UK on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10748. Doris Day for her album By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Columbia Records, 1953 Gordon MacRae and June Hutton – included in their album By the Light of the Silvery